2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

The 2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 October 2008.[1]

2008 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Host cityRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil
Nations42
Athletes155
Events2
Dates2008-10-12
Race length21.0975 kilometres
Individual prize money (US$)1st: 30,000
2nd: 15,000
3rd: 10,000
4th: 7,000
5th: 5,000
6th: 3,000
Team prize money (US$)1st: 15,000
2nd: 12,000
3rd: 9,000
4th: 7,500
5th: 6,000
6th: 3,000

This event was first announced as the 2008 IAAF World Road Running Championships, but in November 2007, the IAAF announced that the name of the IAAF World Road Running Championships would revert to its original title of the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[2][3]

Detailed reports on the event and an appraisal of the results were given both for the men's race[4][5] and for the women's race.[6][7]

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men  Zersenay Tadesse (ERI)59:56  Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN)1:01:54  Ahmed Hassan Abdullah (QAT)1:01:57
Women  Lornah Kiplagat (NED)1:08:37  Aselefech Mergia (ETH)1:09:57  Pamela Chepchumba (KEN)1:10:01
Team
Team Men  Kenya3:07:24  Eritrea3:09:40  Qatar3:10:52
Team Women  Ethiopia3:30:59  Kenya3:31:24  Japan3:40:58

Race results

Complete results were published[8] for the men's race,[9][10] for the women's race,[11][12] for men's team,[13][14] and for women's team.[15][16]

Men's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Zersenay Tadesse Eritrea59:56CR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Patrick Makau Musyoki Kenya1:01:54
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ahmed Hassan Abdullah Qatar1:01:57SB
4Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott Kenya1:01:58
5Yusei Nakao Japan1:02:05
6Dieudonné Disi Rwanda1:03:03
7Abebe Dinkessa Ethiopia1:03:04
8Marilson dos Santos Brazil1:03:14
9Joseph Maregu Kenya1:03:32
10Essa Ismail Rashed Qatar1:03:57PB
11Sylvain Rukundo Rwanda1:04:02SB
12Michael Tesfay Eritrea1:04:04SB
13Eshetu Wondemu Ethiopia1:04:11
14Raji Assefa Ethiopia1:04:32
15Ignacio Cáceres Spain1:04:39
16Michael Shelley Australia1:04:44
17Pedro Mora Venezuela1:04:45SB
18Dereje Tesfaye Ethiopia1:04:57
19Ali Dawoud Sedam Qatar1:04:58SB
20Giomar da Silva Brazil1:05:07SB
21Jason Lehmkuhle United States1:05:17
22Tshamano Setone South Africa1:05:20
23Anatoliy Rybakov Russia1:05:38
24James Theuri France1:05:38
25Mogos Ahferom Eritrea1:05:40PB
26Iván Galán Spain1:05:42
27João de Lima Brazil1:05:46
28Franck de Almeida Brazil1:05:52SB
29Yemane Teame Eritrea1:05:56PB
30Yevgeniy Rybakov Russia1:05:59
31Andrew Smith Canada1:06:10
32Yukihiro Kitaoka Japan1:06:26
33Mikhail Lemaev Russia1:06:35
34Javier Díaz Spain1:06:37
35Rod Koborsi United States1:06:46
36Sultan Khamis Zaman Qatar1:06:50SB
37Kazuo Ietani Japan1:06:57
38Keenetse Moswasi Botswana1:07:08SB
39Jeffrey Gwebu South Africa1:07:08
40Felix Kibore Qatar1:07:10PB
41Kaelo Mosalagae Botswana1:07:12SB
42Jorge Cabrera Paraguay1:07:26SB
43Dmitriy Semyonov Russia1:07:40
44Fabrice Jaouen France1:07:41
45Gervais Hakizimana Rwanda1:07:57
46Cristinel Irimia Romania1:08:11
47Jesper Faurschou Denmark1:08:14
48Artur Kozłowski Poland1:08:24
49Tetsuo Nishimura Japan1:08:34
50Vladimir Guerra Ecuador1:08:36
51Ivanildo dos Anjos Brazil1:08:38
52Moorosi Soke South Africa1:08:41
53Steve Sundell United States1:08:47
54Lameck Mosoti Kenya1:08:49
55Ulises Sanguinetti Argentina1:09:08
56Rolando Pillco Bolivia1:09:51PB
57Stéphane Joly  Switzerland1:09:56PB
58Cleveland Forde Guyana1:10:20PB
59Kabo Gabaseme Botswana1:10:33SB
60Miguel Ángel Almachi Ecuador1:10:34PB
61Didimo Sánchez Venezuela1:10:36
62Julien Moreau France1:10:40
63Siphesihle Mdluli Swaziland1:10:47SB
64Ernesto Zamora Uruguay1:11:01SB
65Vasyl Matviychuk Ukraine1:11:12
66Oswaldo Belandria Venezuela1:11:23
67Stephen Mokoka South Africa1:11:45
68Wilson Videla Argentina1:11:53
69Mark Tucker Australia1:12:04SB
70Julio César Pérez Mexico1:12:42SB
71Richard Jones Trinidad and Tobago1:13:01SB
72Paulo Buenaño Ecuador1:13:02
73Patrick Gildea United States1:14:06
74Gustavo Comba Argentina1:14:35
75Thibaud Naël France1:14:50
76Fernando Blanco Panama1:14:50
77Wang Enjun China1:15:19PB
78Gustavo López Paraguay1:15:33PB
79Alejandro Cuahtepizi Mexico1:16:53SB
80Bernardo Jiménez Dominican Republic1:17:39
81Guido Benedetti Argentina1:17:44
82Delvis Sánchez Venezuela1:18:02
83Masato Kihara Japan1:20:05
84Ryan Kirkpatrick United States1:20:50
85Chan Chan Kit Macau1:25:14
86Dario Nuñez Argentina1:28:24
—Deriba Merga EthiopiaDNF
—Mekubo Mogusu KenyaDNF
—Tim Rogers Norfolk IslandDNF
—Lindihaya Mthangayi South AfricaDNF
—Samson Kiflemariam EritreaDNS
—Jussi Utriainen FinlandDNS

Women's
RankAthleteNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lornah Kiplagat Netherlands1:08:37SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia1:09:57PB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Pamela Chepchumba Kenya1:10:01
4Genet Getaneh Ethiopia1:10:03PB
5Peninah Arusei Kenya1:10:12
6Abebu Gelan Ethiopia1:10:59PB
7Julia Mombi Muraga Kenya1:11:11
8Atsede Habtamu Ethiopia1:11:13
9Luminița Talpoș Romania1:11:16SB
10Yukiko Akaba Japan1:11:39
11Meseret Mengistu Ethiopia1:12:03PB
12Furtuna Zegergish Eritrea1:12:16SB
13Dulce Félix Portugal1:12:56
14Pauline Ngigi Kenya1:12:58
15Yesenia Centeno Spain1:13:01
16Azucena Díaz Spain1:13:30
17Maria Baldaia Brazil1:13:42SB
18Olesya Syreva Russia1:14:08
19Miki Ohira Japan1:14:27
20Lyudmila Biktasheva Russia1:14:33
21Melissa White United States1:14:37
22Yuko Machida Japan1:14:52
23Ikuyo Yamashita Japan1:15:05
24Dorothy McMaham United States1:15:14
25Kristen Nicolini United States1:15:15
26Angeline Nyiransabimana Rwanda1:15:23SB
27Stephanie Herbst United States1:15:25PB
28Maria Sig Møller Denmark1:15:30
29Rosa Godoy Argentina1:15:31PB
30Jill Steffens United States1:16:02PB
31Christine Bardelle France1:16:17
32Dorota Gruca-Giezek Poland1:16:46
33María Díaz Puerto Rico1:16:52NR
34Marizete dos Santos Brazil1:17:04SB
35Maria Isabel Montilla Venezuela1:17:19
36Yolanda Fernández Colombia1:17:27
37Sharon Tavengwa Zimbabwe1:18:30
38Yamna Oubouhou France1:18:39
39Angélica Sánchez Mexico1:18:49
40Wendy Nicholls/Jones Great Britain1:18:52
41Zenaida Maldonado Puerto Rico1:19:28PB
42Zuleima Amaya Venezuela1:20:01
43Tatyana Khmeleva-Aryasova Russia1:20:06
44Judith Ramírez Mexico1:20:18
45Edielza Guimarães Brazil1:20:25
46Sonia Calizaya Bolivia1:20:34SB
47Michelle Ross-Cope Great Britain1:20:43
48Oksana Sklyarenko Ukraine1:21:11SB
49Roxana Preussler Argentina1:22:29
50Estela María Martínez Argentina1:22:51
51Magdalena Luca Romania1:23:37
52Mileydy Jaimes Venezuela1:23:38
53Susana Rebolledo Chile1:24:18
54Jiang Chengcheng China1:26:20SB
55Paula Todoran Romania1:27:51
56Rosa America Rodríguez Venezuela1:28:49
57Rosângela Faria Brazil1:29:11
58Andreina De La Rosa Dominican Republic1:29:30PB
59Marisol Redón Uruguay1:31:20SB
60Chao Fong Leng Macau1:38:08SB
—Marizete Rezende BrazilDNF
—Carmen Vallés Puerto RicoDNF
—Alina Ivanova RussiaDNF
—Ntombesintu Mfunzi South AfricaDNF
—Johanna van Schalkwyk South AfricaDNF

Team results

Men's
RankCountryTeamTime
1st place, gold medalist(s) KenyaPatrick Makau Musyoki
Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott
Joseph Maregu		3:07:24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) EritreaZersenay Tadesse
Michael Tesfay
Mogos Ahferom		3:09:40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) QatarAhmed Hassan Abdullah
Essa Ismail Rashed
Ali Dawoud Sedam		3:10:52
4 EthiopiaAbebe Dinkessa
Eshetu Wondemu
Raji Assefa		3:11:47
5 BrazilMarilson dos Santos
Giomar da Silva
João de Lima		3:14:07
6 RwandaDieudonné Disi
Sylvain Rukundo
Gervais Hakizimana		3:15:02
7 JapanYusei Nakao
Yukihiro Kitaoka
Kazuo Ietani		3:15:28
8 SpainIgnacio Cáceres
Iván Galán
Javier Díaz		3:16:58
9 RussiaAnatoliy Rybakov
Yevgeniy Rybakov
Mikhail Lemaev		3:18:12
10 United StatesJason Lehmkuhle
Rod Koborsi
Steve Sundell		3:20:50
11 South AfricaTshamano Setone
Jeffrey Gwebu
Moorosi Soke		3:21:09
12 FranceJames Theuri
Fabrice Jaouen
Julien Moreau		3:23:59
13 BotswanaKeenetse Moswasi
Kaelo Mosalagae
Kabo Gabaseme		3:24:53
14 VenezuelaPedro Mora
Didimo Sánchez
Oswaldo Belandria		3:26:44
15 EcuadorVladimir Guerra
Miguel Ángel Almachi
Paulo Buenaño		3:32:12
16 ArgentinaUlises Sanguinetti
Wilson Videla
Gustavo Comba		3:35:36

Women's
RankCountryTeamTime
1st place, gold medalist(s) EthiopiaAselefech Mergia
Genet Getaneh
Abebu Gelan		3:30:59
2nd place, silver medalist(s) KenyaPamela Chepchumba
Peninah Arusei
Julia Mombi Muraga		3:31:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) JapanYukiko Akaba
Miki Ohira
Yuko Machida		3:40:58
4 United StatesMelissa White
Dorothy McMaham
Kristen Nicolini		3:45:06
5 RussiaOlesya Syreva
Lyudmila Biktasheva
Tatyana Khmeleva-Aryasova		3:48:47
6 BrazilMaria Baldaia
Marizete dos Santos
Edielza Guimarães		3:51:11
7 ArgentinaRosa Godoy
Roxana Preussler
Estela María Martínez		4:00:51
8 VenezuelaMaria Isabel Montilla
Zuleima Amaya
Mileydy Jaimes		4:00:58
— Puerto RicoMaría Díaz
Zenaida Maldonado
Carmen Vallés		DNF

Participation

The participation of 155 athletes (90 men/65 women) from 42 countries is reported.[8] Although announced, athletes from  Finland did not show.

See also

References
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  3. NEWS CENTRE: Rio 2008 – championships renamed. IAAF.org. 2007-11-29
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